A man with his child in his arms wanted to approach the bear that was about to be relocated on the Transfogaras.
Although it is dangerous to venture close to the bears, and those who feed the big game that often appear on the Transfogarasi road can be fined, some tourists are not willing to give up taking photos of the animals and getting close to them. The big wild animals that have been begging for food on the road for a long time are being relocated from Transzfogaras, and a tourist started arguing with the team moving the bears, because he wanted to photograph the bear at all costs - and with a child in his arms.
As the news portal digi24.ro reported on the incident, the man wanted to approach the cage in which the bears were placed, and when he was stopped, he started arguing with the resettlers, and the authorities had to intervene. The man was fined and criminal proceedings were initiated against him. The forester interviewed by the news portal at the scene said that the man in his car signaled to him that he wanted to take photos of the bears, and then got out of the car with his small child in his arms.
“I raised my voice and told him that he was unaware of how dangerous it was. After all, the bear was behind the cage, we were just waiting for him to come in. Only the female was there, waiting for her cub to come inside. When the man tried to approach me, the gendarmes stopped him. The man cursed and threatened"
said the forester.
Dragoș Predescu, prefect of Argeș County, once again appealed to travelers on the Transfogaras not to approach the bears, stop to feed them or take pictures of the animals. The begging bears living near the Transzfogarasi road will be relocated to two reserves: the Zernyesti reserve owned by the NGO, and another one that is currently being established in Brasó County with EU funds.
On the Transzfogarasi road, several cages were set up on the side of the road, where the bears would be lured with food. Animals will only be sedated in an emergency. The authorities can impose two types of fines on those who stop their cars on Transzfogarasi Road to feed the bears that often hang out in the area, the National Environmental Protection Agency (ANPM) announced at the beginning of September. ) According to the law, a fine of between 500 and 1,500 lei can be imposed for feeding wild animals. According to the traffic code, illegal stopping can result in a fine of 2 or 3 points (290-435 lei) and 2 penalty points, and illegal parking can result in a fine of 4 or 5 points (580-725 lei) and 3 penalty points.
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